Terrence Howard Turned Down Marvin Gaye Role Over Kissing A Man

Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard revealed a line he’d by no means cross in appearing — and it entails kissing one other man.

Throughout an interview with Invoice Maher, Terrence Howard, who most would acknowledge from “Empire,” stated he as soon as turned down the prospect to play Marvin Gaye in a movie when he realized he would’ve needed to kiss one other man.

On an episode of Maher‘s “Membership Random” present, Howard opened up in regards to the “greatest mistake” he is ever made in his profession.

He defined that he had an opportunity to play Smokey Robinson; nonetheless, he handed on the function as a result of he was having conversations with Lee Daniels about taking part in Gaye in a movie.

Howard went on to say that when he was moving into the specifics of the function, he took a step again after studying he would’ve needed to kiss a person on digicam.

“You recognize what occurred with that? I used to be over at Quincy Jones’ home … I am asking Quincy, ‘I am listening to rumors that Marvin was homosexual,'” Howard stated. “And I am like, ‘Was he homosexual?’ And Quincy is like, ‘Sure.'”

From there, Howard determined he “couldn’t” settle for the function.

Earlier than his unlucky passing, Gaye was married to 2 ladies throughout his life and was not overtly homosexual.

Regardless of that, there was a powerful likelihood his rumored homosexuality would’ve been explored within the manufacturing.

“They’d’ve needed to do this, and I wouldn’t have been in a position to do this,” Howard stated.

“You imply you couldn’t kiss a man on display screen in a film?” Maher requested, to which Howard replied, “No. As a result of I don’t faux it.”

However that is not all Howard needed to say. He continued, “That may f-ck me. I’d reduce my lips off. If I kissed some man, I’d reduce my lips off.”

After sharing his reasonably excessive assertion, Howard, 56, defined that he would not have the ability to settle for the Gaye function as a result of he would not have the ability to give his full self to the half.

“I am unable to play that character 100%,” the actor stated. “I am unable to give up myself to a spot that I do not perceive.”

After his statements have been shared on-line, many individuals voiced their opinions on the matter.

“I could not think about voluntarily enslaving myself to one thing so trivial,” a consumer said in response to Howard’s boundary.

One other consumer additionally chimed in, blasting Howard for talking negatively in regards to the queer group, whereas a 3rd consumer appeared confused why Howard was within the operating for the function within the first place.

“Who of their proper minds would solid Terrence Howard to play Marvin Gaye?! WHO?!”

Throughout his time on one other podcast, Howard claimed Diddy as soon as tried to have intercourse with him after the latter allegedly invited Howard over to assist him together with his appearing expertise.

In keeping with him, when he arrived at Diddy’s location, the rapper did not have something ready to work on. In reality, he allegedly sat there, simply “trying” at Howard.

Later, Howard’s assistant informed him that he believed Diddy was “making an attempt to f-ck” him, inflicting the previous to create distance between them.

“Now to be hands-off with any individual,” Howard stated, including he is had that interplay with a number of producers up to now whom he is threatened “to punch” or “knock their head off.”